Construction of house 1705 (≈ 1705)
Built by Nicolas Ancey, visible on cadastre 1730.
1949
Last occupant
Last occupant 1949 (≈ 1949)
End of housing without modernization.
1986
Establishment of the association
Establishment of the association 1986 (≈ 1986)
Donation and transformation into a museum.
5 janvier 2023
Registration MH
Registration MH 5 janvier 2023 (≈ 2023)
Classification to historical monuments.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Barberine Museum House located 258 Rue de Barberine, on Parcel No. 162, shown in cadastre section A: inscription by order of 5 January 2023
Key figures
Nicolas Ancey - Manufacturer
Built the house in 1705.
Origin and history
The House of Barberine is an ethnographic museum located in a traditional house in Vallorcine, in the Chamonix valley, near the Swiss border. Built in 1705 by Nicolas Ancey, it already appears on the Sardinian cadastre of 1730. This house, typical of mountain architecture, has retained its original state until the 19th century, without major modernisation. His last occupant still lived there in 1949 under unchanged conditions, reflecting an ancestral way of life.
The house, which remained uninhabited after an estate dispute resolved in 1986, was given to a local association. It has made it a museum dedicated to vallorcin life of past centuries. The structure, consisting of a house, a stable and a barn under one roof, was listed as historical monuments by order of 5 January 2023. Its stone architecture and its spatial organization testify to the agricultural and domestic practices of the time.
Today, the House of Barberine offers a journey through time, allowing to discover the social and material history of this Alpine valley. Its recent ranking underlines its heritage importance, both for its authenticity and for its role in preserving Vallorcine's collective memory.
